The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1887-03-10

thelr leatltrN covers are narrower. Dut ctIual IL
| them IN length. When seen advancing in the
| Cii>tance--alwayS in such numbers as to ill the
| air like flakes of SnoW. darkcning the sky 81
| that objects east no >hatloW-thc on-coming
| horde looks like Il thick smoke. advancing with
sound ike the rushing Of chariot> or of many
waters reminding one Of the words Of the
prophet joel. like the noise of flame of fire
| that dcvourelh the >tubbic.' and making good
| his later remark. THE land is a> the garden OF
| Eden before them, and behind them is Il desc
late Wilderness" When driven by a strong
Wind into the sea. they have sometimes been
iun% back on the beach in such quantities as to
produce an intolcrabc stencil to a great dis
tancc anl subsequent pc>tilcncc. These multi
tudlnpu> >Warn> do not appear annually; gen
orally number Of wears clap>o between their
great incur~ion>. ;,ld particular seasons are
marked in the history of the past as years of
their extraordinary abundance and consequent
famine. In McNiro. a. in many other com
tries. the, are eaten by The indians, raw. roast
ed. or fried in fat. They trr also preserved in
brine. or dried in the sun. and pounded into
ilue powder a> do some North American lG-
tian>. They even appear rs an article of col!i-
mrrrC, a> III :he markets Of Arabia. syria,
Egypt and Madagascar.
The Mexican central railroad runs straight
down through the state of Durango. and :,
branch is projected to the capital cit,. whch is
yet reached by d3i9e@ci".
DURANGO CITY
ha~ about 2>.eoo Inhabitants and i oc;,tc5 at {.
height according TO lIumbodt) Of G,>4- fcrt.
l'r>I'iP> thc Governors palace and other state
hu!ins>, there i a public library containing
nearly >iN thousand volumes. a mint. an a>.:iy
Office. Il hospital. an ;llnl>-hou>c. theatre. cas-
inc. Literary Institute. several good hotels.
10 end Of churches. and the usual arena for
lHll-figlit;n@. There i also an iron foundry a
class factory. steam flour mill, some pcrfunl-
cry works. tobacco factory. and ii tanntry or
TWO in the immediate vicinity. some ma.nifi-
""nt iaIh-. hratrl in natures laboratory within
tie nral-.y hills. bubble up in lhe centre OF the
city. Here ath"lici~m rti-n> supreme. Scarce
IL Protestant church can hr found in HE whuI,.
republic Nrtit tio f,W chalci> of ;hr mis-
>ionali,-l white those If The Catholics crown
,lrrN hiil-lui and :t.orn every village. The
Cathrjral of huran.p. 21JN:oO feet. east o,c.
tpn iiiilun. Of dollars - 4 sum great: t;an
half ihr aggregated wealth Of that mlInrinHItv.
Pric>tlN power has h,tn iura!culahlc -- lat lis
strength. i w:i.in-. though more slowly here
than ci>cWherv. ENrn vet. when It i,i>hup
I,lr> through The streets Ih,. Irop,, fail upon
their knees. and remain in Ills attitude of do
N"tion ill hi carrir-r. has Disappeared. Man
'luii their hats at lh. Iin-ing Ui the cathedral
htll>. and nora pas il sacred ,lour~ without
crossing lhr,n>,IIe and murnulin4 their ori-
>tu>. Thou.ht lurrh and state are hultt ic.> \
divorced and in other parts Of the Rcruhlic
priests are fprhiiirn 10y law TO appear on the
streets IN tl.er religious robes. in Durango
abroad in their ,trir~ll, habits.
GoNcrnu. N land, in tli> >t:lt. are vaue.l It
- ctut~ per arrr- AND rs Durango include,
MI are. "f 1869 Kilometres ana has a iazA
population of it'>> than 2o3.ooo. it i TO lc i'll
fuIlrl thit here is '.rialt smart chance for
cn-raion. especially a. il i, far cnou.h
away from The frontier 10 escape the rigorous
law> pertaining to foreigners till, 10 real e>tatr
WHtcr-tllc "rrat consideration for wuulJ-hc
agriculturi>t~ in this thirsty lana. i, not 1-
togcthcr Wantin. in Duranr6. 1hou.rh far from
being plentiful. There alt. only two small lakes
II iih Slatc'-lhe Li-lilia ilall'i'lIia III TIE
hor'h eastern 'oiltf. ana i.A%tii ''la'iiiiillt.
"tF me "hlcf' l;nf lhe Nar;S fNfr. i"h'e
>lrrahi' lFaAef>t> tht state from "nst To west.
Mhir me heeIu!tA' anu lunal rivers water
'hg oulitFh portion
ne 'i IRE Ne>''iH iia'l tl durango i coy 'i"
M'h ihotihIaii>-ti'> sierra Nadfrs Wh'tii MaI
ne Taiicd liir haeh-'"nr OF NrNlco. WITH RIBS "t
illN >'l'uhihS away 10 tlc racine Oh iiie West
ana INC Huil OF MrAlNo OH the ca>;. lht>c
>iur> "i ne great mountiih system OF the
~ hle>- Nhieh may ne 'larei through Central
Nhit'ir3 ;'N ~ liitn tilr h!trd state, tWhcrc
Nt|1i la'fi h"rhl mountains IN Durango
are KNOWN !N N@r'9Il> i'ahc>. ,lich a> La hr"na.
0''Fa ' ana =. ;i T. Sierra ~ M ano'ia. ric.